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J. S. HALL. DEVIUE FOR HOLDING AND STORING SAD IRONS. No. 565,350.

Patented Aug. 4,1896.

liUlHHi H WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. HALL, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO FRANK P. KOHEN, OFSAME PLACE.

DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND STORl NG SAD-IRONSJ SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No. 565,350, dated August 4,1896.

Application filed March 28, 1895. Serial No. 543,541. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN S. HALL, a resident of Allegheny, in the countyof Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Devices for Holding and Storing Sad-Irons; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

My invention relates to a device for holding and storing sad-irons.

The object of my invention is to hold and store away the different ironswhen not in use, so that they can easily be found, will not be scatteredabout, and will not be liable to become rusted, as when lying looselyabout.

My invention consists, generally stated, in a device for holding andstoring sad-irons, consisting of a body portion having movable lugsthereon adapted to engage with the iron, said movable lugs having theirengaging inside faces curved for their length and inclined incross-section to conform to the shape of the iron to hold it in place.

It also consists in certain other details of construction andcombination of parts, all of which will be more fully hereinafter setforth and claimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved device for holding andstoring sad-irons. Fig. 2 is an end View thereof looking toward theupper end. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View on the line 3 3,Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing my invention as applied to theordinary and different forms of common flatirons, and Fig. 5 is across-sectional View thereof on the line 5 5, Fig. 4.

Like letters here indicate like parts in each of the figures of thedrawings.

The body portion b of my improved holder or is preferably made in theform of a shield, although any particular form or design can be used, ifdesired. This body portion 19 is preferably formed ofseasoned wood,although any particular material can be used, and the edges on its frontsurface 0 are slightly beveled, as at d, for convenience in handling.Pivoted at e on the front surface 0 by means of bolts or screws 6 arethe movable strips or lugs f f one of which is placed on each side ofthe iron g. The lugs ff are preferably provided with the curved insidefaces 71-, and are formed slightly on an incline, as at t, in order tofit the body g of the iron g. The bodies of the lugs f f are so arrangedthat they form a bearing-surface for the greater part of the body of theiron g, and in order to allow for the insertion of the irons g easilythe lugs are held in such position that the space between the lugs f fat the bottom is much smaller than that at the top thereof, and is alsosmaller than the widest part of the iron 9 to prevent the same fromdropping out of the holder or. A piece of felt j or other suitablematerial is placed under each of the irons g and between the lugs f f inorder to protect the polishing-surfaces of the irons g from rusting. Atthe top of the holder a and extending through the body portion b are theholes 70, by means of which the holder can be hung up when desired. henthe holder at is in position to receive the irons g, it is hung upon awall with the front surface 0 in a vertical plane. The bolts or screws 6pass through the lugs f f and body portion b and are provided with theheads m at their upper ends, which are seated in the seats m in the topof the lugs ff. On the opposite ends of the bolts or screws 6 are the.nuts 92, which fit around the threaded ends 0 thereof. Recesses or seatsZ are formed on the rear face 19 of the body portion 1), within whichfit the nuts n, so presenting a smooth even surface on the rear face I)of the holder.

The operation of my improved holder is as follows: After the operator isthrough using the different irons g and it is desired to put them awayfor future use all that is necessary is to place each iron 9 on the bodyportion b so that the point thereof will enter the space between thelugs f f, then allow the the lugs ff conforming in shape to the body 9of the iron g.. Each iron g can be thus placed on the holder at betweenthe difierent lugs ff, and the handle g can still remain attached to oneof the irons 9 while it is stored away on the holder a. By having thelugs f f mounted so that they can be moved on their pivots on the bodyportion 1) they can be moved slightly when desired, which enables themto conform to almost any shape of iron and hold the same.

At the lower end of Fig. 4: of the drawings are shown the lugs f whichhave their engaging faces formed straight instead of curved, in order toconform to the shape of the ordinary fiat-iron, having a straight bodyportion.

It will thus be seen that by my invention the diiferent irons can bestored away and held securely in a dry place when not in use by means ofsuch a holder or device. The device is simple, cheap, and neat inappearance and will prevent the surfaces of the different irons fromrusting while so stored.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device for holding irons, consisting of a body portion havingmovable lugs thereon adapted to engage with the iron, said movable lugshaving their engaging inside faces curved for their length and inclinedin cross-section 30 to conform to the shape of-- the iron to hold it inplace, substantially as set forth.

2. A device for holding irons, consisting of a body portion havingmovable lugs thereon adapted to engage with the body of the iron, saidmovable lugs being pivoted to the body portion and having their engaginginside faces curved for their length and inclined in cross-section toconform to the shape of the body of the iron to hold it in place,substantially as set forth.

3. A device for holding irons, consisting of a body portion havingmovable lugs thereon adapted to engage with the body of the iron, saidmovable lugs being pivoted to the body portion and having their engaginginside faces curved for their length and inclined in cross section toconform to the shape of the body of the iron to hold it in place, and aflexible or felt covering on said body portion, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I, the said JOHN S. HALL, have hereunto set myhand.

JOHN S. HALL.

\Vitnesses J N. (3001112, ALBERT YORK SMITH.

